DHS Sets $11.6 Mln. for Highway Watch Program
The Department of 91视频land Security said Thursday it has issued an $11.6 million grant to the Highway Watch program it sponsors jointly with American Trucking Associations.
DHS said the Highway Watch grant will be used to recruit and train 鈥渢ruckers and other highway professionals to identify and report security and safety situations on our nation鈥檚 roads.鈥
It was part of a larger package of funding DHS鈥 Infrastructure Protection Program, which will get $445 million in security grants for the 2007 fiscal year.
鈥淭hese grants will help to protect our nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure from threats and hazards that could cause major loss of life, economic impact, and disruption of services,鈥 said DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson.